Sales and cash register.



No. 644,88l. Patented Mar. 6, I900. c. J. n. WALTER & .1. nonszns.

SALES AND CASH REGISTER.

(Application filed Kn. 24, 1899.) (No Model.) 26hoats-Shoot I.

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No. 644,88l. Patented Mar. 6, |9oo.' c. J. n. WALTER &. .1. nonasns.

SALES AND CASH REGISTER.

(Application filed Mar. 24, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

CARL J. n. WALTER AND JOHN RODGERS, on NEW YoRK, N. Y.

SALES AND CASH REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,881, dated March 6,1960.

Application filed March 24, 1899- [0' at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL J. D. WALTER and JOHN RODGERS, of the city ofNew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York,have invented a new and Improved Sales and Cash Register, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved sales andcash register which is simple and durable in construction, easilymanipulated, more especially designed for use in stores and like places,and arranged to enable a salesman to record a sale and the amount ofcash received for the sale and placed in the till and to make asales-slip for the customer.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of our invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate cor responding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement with parts in section on theline 1 l in Fig. 6. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of thetillalarm and the means for releasing the till. Fig. 3 is a transversesection of part of the improvement on the line 3 3 in Fig. 4. Fig. -l isa sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line 44in Fig. 1.Fig. 5is a similar view of the same on the line 5 5 in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 isa transverse section of the same on the line 6 6 in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7isa detail perspective view of a portion of the desk.

The improved apparatus is preferably mounted in a desk A, formed with ah0rizontal partition A, a longitudinal partition A and a transversepartition A to form a storage-compartment A for containing papers,envelops, writing utensils, or the like, the compartment being normallyclosed by a cover B, hinged at its upper end to the top of the desk.Below the compartment A is formed a till-compartment Afleontaining atill 0, held in a closed position by a catch D, engaged by a pivotedlatch D, which when the catch is released permits a pull-spring E toSerial No. 710,303. (No model.)

move the till 0 into an open position and al low of placing the moneyreceived from a sale in the till.

At one side of the desk is arranged a coinpartment A for containing thepaper-rolls and mechanism for shiftin g the paper to make a record ofsuccessive sales and also to form sales-slips for the customers, ashereinafter more fully described.

In the rear of the compartments A A is arranged a compartmentAflcontaining an alarm mechanism, hereinafter more fully described indetail.

The side compartment A is closed at the top by a cover B, hinged to oneside of the desk to permit of swinging the cover open to give access tothe paper-rolls and mechanism in the said compartment A". The cover B isprovided with a glass panel B terminating at its lower end in atransverse slot B formed in the cover to permit the passage of apencil-point or other writing instrument and allow the salesman to writethe particulars of the sale and the money received therefor on a stripof paper F, passing along under the glass panel in the direction of thearrow at, said strip extending over a table G, supported on the sides ofthe compartment A. The paper F unwinds from a reel F, journaled in theupper portion of the compartment A", the paper after passing over thetable G in an upward direction then extending downward from the upperend of said table to pass between two drawing-rollers H H, one of whichis rotated for moving the paper intermittently forwardly,as hereinaftermore fully described.

After the paper leaves the bottom roller H it extends forward throughthe compartment A and passes between two guide-rollers F to wind on areel F journaled in the sides of provided with a Weight F for increasingthe frictional contact between the Wheels F F,

it being understood that the shaft for said reel is loosely journaled inthe sides of the compartment A to permit the wheel F to rest with itsfull weight and that of the reel and the paper-roll on the wheel F toinsure a proper rotation of the latter.

Theuppermost drawing-roller II has its shaft H extending through thepartition A "into the compartment A to carry at this end a star-wheel I,engaged by a pawl I, pivoted on a lever J, fulerumed at J on thepartition A and extending through a slot in the top of the desk at topermit the operator to take hold of this lever and draw the same forwardto swing the lever in the direction of thearrow I) and cause the pawl Ito turn the starwheel I, the shaft H and the drawing-roller H, so as tomove the paper in the direction of the arrow a. The lowermostdrawing-roller H is journaled in bearings H (see Fig. 6,) pressedupwardly by springs H to hold said drawing-roller II in firm contactwith the paper]? and press the latter firmly against the peripheralsurface of the roller II, so that when the latter is turned the paper isdrawn forward in the direction of the arrow Ct, as above described. Thepawl I is drawn on by a spring I to hold it in mesh with the starwheelI, and said star-wheel is prevented from return movement by a dog Ipivoted to the partition A (See Fig. 5.) The pawl 1 engages thestar-wheel 1, preferably at the top tooth, and a lowermost tooth isadapted to engage the free end of the pivoted latch D to impart aswinging motion thereto to disengage the catch and release the till atthe time the lever J is swung forward, as above mentioned. The latch Dis pivoted at D to the rear face of the partition A and the swingingmotion of the latch is limited by a keeper D as plainly indicatedinFigs. 1, 2, 5, and 6. The catch D is secured to the rear end of the tilland projects through an aperture A in the partition A to be engaged inthe compartment A by the latch D.

On the shaft H carrying the drawingroller H, is secured a wheel K, overwhich passes the slip-paper L for making the salesslips to be given tothe customer, the slippaper being pressed in firm frictional contactwith the wheel K bya wheel K, loosely journaled in bearings arranged inthe compartment A and pressed on by springs, preferably one of thesprings H, to hold said wheel in firm contact with the paper, so thatwhen the wheel K is rotated the slip-paper L is moved upward in thedirection of the arrow 0, and the forward end of said paper is passedthrough a slot 13 in the cover B alongside the glass panel B as isplainly indicated in Fig. 1. The paper L unwinds from a roll held on areel L, removably carried in suitable bearings L attached to the bottomof the compartment A. (See Fig. 6.)

The end of the paper L extending through the slot 13 upon the top of thecover B receives the legend of the sale made by a salesman, and thislegend corresponds to the matter written on the paper F at the slot BThe spring I for the pawl I is connected with the lower end of theoperating-lever J, so that when the latter is swung forward in thedirection of the arrow 1) and then released, then the said spring Idraws the lever back to its former normal position. (Shown in Fig. Whenthe lever J is moved forward, the pawl 1 turns the star-wheel I, aspreviously mentioned, and both rolls of paper F and L are simultaneouslymoved, but in opposite directions, to bring a new writingspace in theslot 13 and to project the paper L sufficiently beyond the slot B toform a sales-slip of the projecting end, and at the same time the tillor cash-drawer C is released and moved outward into an open position topermit the salesman to deposit the cash received in the till and writethe legend of the sale on the paper F at the slot B and also on thepaper L at the slot B to form the salesslip to be given to the customer,it being understood that the two papers are separately written upon,after which the operator again closes the till and releases the lever J,so that the several parts are returned to their normal position. Thesuccessive sales are recorded in a like manner, and by having the glasspanel B in the cover B the number of recorded sales can be read throughthe glass panelpreviously to the paper F passing to the drawing-rollersH and H.

It is evident that by the arrangement described a full record of thesales is made, so that the owner of the store has a full record of thedays sales, and the total amount stated on the paper F must correspondto the amount of cash in the drawer, so that a salesman can not possiblycheat the owner.

In order to sound an alarm every time the lever J is pulled forward, weprovide the following deviee: On the rear end of the pawl I is formed aprojection I adapted to engage the free end of a striker N for soundingan alarm-bell N, supported in the compartment A the striker N beingpressed on by a spring N to allow the lug I to readily pass behind thefree end of the striker at the time the lever J returns to its normalvertical position. (Shown in Fig. 5.)

In order to prevent unauthorized persons from opening the till by movingthe lever J forward, the following device is provided: Atransversely-extending lever O, fulcruined at O in the compartment A",extends through a slot A in the partition A to reach over the rear endof the pawl I, the lever 0 also extending through a slot A in one sideof the desk A to project a short distance beyond the side, so as not tobe within sight of a strange person. On the outer end of the lever O ismounted. to slide longitudinally athin plate 0 formed at its outer endwith a pro jection O sliding in a longitudinal recess in the outer endof the lever O,(see Fig. 6,) the projection extending slightlybeyond oneface of earnest 2 thelever, (see Fig. 1,) so as to be taken hold of bythe salesman. The lever extends through a plate P, attached to the outerface of the side of the desk A, in a bayonet-slot formed in the sideplate, so as to hold the lever in an uppermost position,with theinnerend of the plate 0 engaged by a spring-pressed catch Q, fulcrumed on theinner face of the side of the desk, as is plainly shown in Figs. 1 and4. When the several parts are in this position, the inner end of thelever O has imparted a swinging motion to the pawl I to hold thestar-wheel end thereof up against a bracket R, as indicated in dottedlines in Fig. 5, to lock the lever J against forward movement in thedirection of the arrow b.

In order to unlock the pawl l and to permit it to swing downward in meshwith the star-wheel I by the action of its spring 1 it is necessary thatthe inner end of the lever 0 be swung upward, and for this purpose theoperator first pulls on the projection O to slide the plate 0 outwardand move the inner rounded ofi. end 0 away from the opening in the catchQ, so that the free outer end of the lever O can be moved out of thehorizontal portion of the bayonet-slot and then pressed downward intothe vertical portion of said slot to swing the inner end upward for therelease of the pawl I, as above mentioned. The lower edge of the plate 0is formed with a rounded-off shoulder 0, so that when the outer end ofthe lever O is swung downward the said rounded-oft shoulder moves incontact with the bottom of the vertical portion of the bayonet-slot inthe plate P, so that the plate O is caused to slide inward back to itsformer position.

After the salesman has placed the amount of a sale in the till, haswritten the legend of the sale on the paper F, made out a sales-slip andgiven it to the customer, and returned the till 0 to its formerposition, then the lever J is locked against movement by swinging theouter end of the lever O upward and engaging it with the horizontalmember of the bayonet-slot to move the pawl I out of engagement with thestar-wheel I. When the outer end of the lever O is moved upward with theplate 0 in an innermost position, then the spring-pressed catch Q againengages the top edge of the plate, and thus locks the lever in placeuntil the plate 0 is again shifted outward, as previously explained.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a machine of the class described, acasing provided with a table over which a sheet of paper is adapted tobe passed and an opening through which a strip of paper is adapted to beprojected, reels arrangedin one end of the casing and upon and fromwhich a sheet of paper is adapted to be wound and unwound, a reel at theopposite end of the casing and from which a strip is adapted to beunwound, feed-rollers for feeding the sheet of paper over the table, asecond set of feed-rollers, one of which is carried by the shaft of oneof the first-named feed-rollers, said feed-rollers serving to feed thestrip of paper through the openingin the top of the casing and in adirection opposite to the line of travel of the sheet, and means foroperating one of the first-named feed-rollers, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a machine of the class described, a casing provided with a tableover which a sheet of paper is adapted to be passed and with an openingthrough which one end of a strip is adapted to be passed, a feed devicefor feeding the sheet of paper, a feed device for feeding the slip ofpaper, said feed device being operated from the first feed device andfeeding the slip in the opposite direction to that of the sheet, a tillin the casing, a spring for opening the till, means for operating one ofthe feed devices, and a locking device for locking the till closed, andoperated by the operatingmeans of the first-named feed device,substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the class described, a casing provided with a tableover which a sheet of paper is adapted to be passed and with an openingthrough which a strip is adapted to be passed, a feed device for feedingthe sheet of paper, a feed device for feeding the slip of paper, saidfeed device being operated from the first feed device and feeding theslip in the opposite direction to that of the sheet, a till in thecasing a spring for opening the till, means for operating thefirstnam'ed feed device, a locking device for the till, operated fromthe said operating means, an alarm, and means for operating the alarmfrom the feed-operating means, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a desk,feed-rollers mounted in the desk, and a star-wheel on the shaft of oneof the feed-rollers, of a lever pivoted in the desk and having one endprojecting out through the desk, a pivoted and springpressed pawlcarried by the lever, and engaging the st-ar-wheel, a pivotedlocking-lever having one end projecting over the end of the pawl, andmeans for locking the locking-lever in position, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a feeddevice, and a starwheel for operating the feed device, of a pivotedoperating-lever, a pawl pivoted to the operatlng-lever and a springhaving one end secured to the pawl and its other end to the lever,whereby the spring serves to hold the pawl in engagement with thestar-wheel and also to return the lever to its normal position, as setforth.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a feeddevice, and a starwheel for operating the feed device, of a pivotedoperating-lever, a pivoted and springpressed pawl carried by the lever,means for locking the pawl out of engagement with the IISstar-wl1eel,and means,whereby when the pawl is locked out of engagementwith the starwheel, the operating-lever will also be locked,substantially as described.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination withfeedrollers, and a starwheel on the shaft of one of the rollers, of apivoted operating-lever, a pivoted and springpressed pawl carried by thelever, a pivoted lever for engaging the pawl to raise it out ofengagement with the star-wheel, and a fixed stop against which the endof the pawl when out of engagement with the star-wheel,is held,substantially as described.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination withfeed-rollers, and a starwheel on the shaft of one of the feed-rollers,of a pivoted lever, a pivoted and springpressed pawl carried by thelever and having one end engaging the star-wheel, a bell, and a pivotedand spring-pressed striker with which the other end of the said pawlengages, substantially as described.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination withfeedrollers, and a starwheel on the shaft of one of the feed-rollers, ofa pivoted lever, a pivoted and springpressed pawl carried by the leverand having one end engaging the star-wheel, said pawl being providedwith a lateral projection at its other end, a bell, and a pivoted andspringpressed striker adapted to be engaged by the projection of thepawl, substantially as described.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination withfeed-rollers, and a starwheel carried by one of said rollers, of alever, a pivoted and spring'pressed pawl carried by the lever, andengaging the star-wheel, a pivoted locking-lever having one endprojecting over one end of the pawl, a sliding plate on the end of thesaid lever, and a spring-catch for engaging said sliding plate,substantially as described.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination withadesk,feed-rollers mounted therein, a star-wheel on the shaft of oneroller, and means for operating the star-wheel to turn the feed-roller,of a till provided with a catch on its inner end, and a pivoted latchhaving one end engaging the said catch and its other end projecting intothe path of the star-wheel, substantially as described.

12. A machine of the class described, provided with a manually-operatedlever, a pawl carried by the lever, a star-wheel adapted to be turned bysaid pawl, a pair of drawing rollers between which the paper asses, oneof said rollers turning with said star-wheel, a table over which thepaper passes before passing between the drawing-rollers, the tablepermitting of conveniently writing on the paper through a slot in theframe of the machine, an unwinding-reel for carrying the roll of paperto be drawn over the said table by the said drawing-rollers, awinding-up reel for winding up the paper after it leaves thedrawing-rollers, friction-Wheels on the shafts of the said reels, fordriving the winding-up reel from the unwinding-reel, the latter beinglocated above the winding-up reel, and a weight carried by the saidunwinding-reel shaft, for holding the wheel of the latter in frictionalcontact with the wheel of the winding-up reel, substantially as shownand described.

13. A machine of the class described, provided with a manually-operatedlever, a pawl carried by the said lever, a star-wh eel adapted to beturned by said pawl, a till-locking device controlled by saidstar-wheel, and a looking device for the said lever, to hold the latteragainst movement and prevent opening of the till by unauthorizedpersons, substantially as shown and described.

14. A machine of the class described, provided with a manually-operatedle'ver, a pawl carried by the said lever, a star-wheel adapted to beturned by said pawl, a till-locking device controlled by saidstar-wheel, a locking device for the said lever, to hold the latteragainst movement and prevent opening of the till by unauthorizedpersons, the said locking device comprising a locking-lever engaging thesaid pawl, a slide on said lockinglever, and a latch for engaging thesaid slide, to lock the locking-lever in place, substantially as shownand described.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with astar-wheel, a till-locking device controlled by the star-wheel, anoperating-lever, and a pawl carried by the lever and engaging thestar-wheel, of a pivoted locking-lever having its inner end projectingover one end of the said pawl, a slide on the outer end of the saidlever and having a round inner end, and a spring-pressed catch notchedto engage the said slide, substantially as described.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination With a desk orthe like provided with an opening in one side over which is secured aplate having a bayonet-slot, a star- Wheel, a till-locking devicecontrolled by the star-wheel, an operatinglever, andapawl car ried bythe lever and engaging the star-Wheel, of a pivoted locking-lever havingits inner end projecting over one end of the pawl, a slide mounted onthe outer end of the said lever, and having a shoulder on its underside, and a pivoted latch provided with a notch for engaging the saidslide, substantially as described.

CARL J. D. \VALTER. JOHN RODGERS. lVitnesses:

THEO. G. I'IOSTER, J NO. M. BITTER.

